Product Description

A companion to Hobby Farm, Chickens helps hobby farmers to become more knowledgeable about their poultry and to better appreciate the bountiful gifts they bestow. This essential guide directs both new and experienced chicken-keepers through the nuances of tending a small-scale flock¡ªfor pleasure and profit!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #82174 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781931993487
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
Chickens is a great introductory guide to raising a healthy flock of happy chickens. From hens to roosters, from layers to broilers, Weaver covers the essentials in a straight forward style. You won't need to worry about your chickens flying the coop with this resource in hand. --John Ivanko, co-author of Rural Renaissance: Renewing the Quest for the Good Life

Review
Chickens are the perfect hobby farm animal, and Sue Weaver's book Chickens is the perfect primer for anyone contemplating the addition of chickens on their farm, or in their backyard. Sue clearly covers the practical side of small-flock chicken farming-from selecting the right chickens to keeping them happy and healthy, and she delivers the goods with her trademark wit.

Review
Sue Weaver has put together a great book for those who just want to keep a few hens for eggs or raise a family size broiler flock. Good full color pictures are a blessing to those keeping chickens for the first time and her glossary and resource list is first rate.

Customer Reviews

If you're deciding on a breed this one's for you!
This book is my absolute favorite book on chickens. It is beautifully illustrated on wonderful paper stock. Also it has a wealth of information on chicken history, choosing the right breed, raising chicks, chick/chicken health & common diseases, coop design, broody breeds/non-broody breeds, feeding requirements and much more. I especially liked the listing of the different breeds traits and the photo of the chicken 1st Aid Kit the author kept and how she really went into depth about what breeds layed the brown, deep brown eggs, white eggs and about the broody breeds.

One of the most handy things in this book is the index of hatcheries, poultry supply companies and college and extension service listing of handy websites. It's a nice thing when you are looking for a specific service for your chickens.

The colorful pages, photo's and easy to read charts make this book easily readable. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in chickens.

LOVE IT!

Unexpectedly Informative!
Okay, ha ha, I'm writing a review for a book about chicken farming. But wow, it's a great book! Ever since visiting a farm a few years ago, my daughter has been obsessed by the idea of owning chickens. Of course those were free-range WILD chickens. And we live in a mostly urban area with a tiny yard. So I expected having chickens was not possible.

I went though a dozen+ books about chickens and chicken care, and they all read like textbooks. Focussed mostly on large-scale farming for profit. So when I found this book, it blew me away. It's all about how to keep your bird/s healthy and happy. (not how to turn a profit with mass quantities) It's surprisingly intellegent, often compassionate, with a tasteful amount of humor. It educated me and sold me on the idea that chickens were something more than... well, lunch.

So now we have a very special, and much loved house-chicken named Jelly Bean. She's the joy of our lives! I don't know why people want parrots. hehe

my favorite chicken book!
I bought a lot of chicken books before I got my first day-old chicks this past spring; this is my favorite one! I keep referring to it over and over. Great basic info. for those of us who have never done chickens before, with lots of practical tips and tricks from those who have been doing it forever! A few goofy, annoying typos and such, but I was willing to overlook those for the good info.!